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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S1E10 9.4
Episode #1.10

Gye-seong tries to stop a criminal from entering the palace. Two princes investigate a suspicious blind man. Seong-nam’s royal roots are questioned.

#2
S1E14 9.4
Episode #1.14

Hwa-ryeong investigates two similar deaths and takes action to put the humiliating rumors about the newlywed crown prince to rest.

#3
S1E8 9.3
Episode #1.8

When other princes and concubines lie, cheat and scheme to get ahead in the competition, Hwa-ryeong finds a way to slow them down.

#4 Episode #1.7 S1E7 9.2
#5 Episode #1.15 S1E15 9.1
#6 Episode #1.16 S1E16 9.1
#7 Episode #1.4 S1E4 8.9
#8 Episode #1.6 S1E6 8.7
#9 Episode #1.13 S1E13 8.7
#10 Episode #1.9 S1E9 8.6

Lowlights

#16 S1E2 Episode #1.2 7.7

Hwa-ryeong urges her sons to join the race to become the cohort of the crown prince. She gets a volunteer, but soon learns of his scandalous secret.

#15 Episode #1.1 S1E1 7.7
#14 Episode #1.3 S1E3 7.8
#13 Episode #1.5 S1E5 8.2
#12 Episode #1.12 S1E12 8.3

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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